Medications are among the most common therapies currently in use by older adults. This
article, intended to be a primer on medication use in elders, emphasizes the continual need …

Information on proper use and administration of medications for older people. Covers
common problems and solutions, as well as common issues surrounding communication …

Medications are important in the lives of older adults: they can control symptoms of disease
and prevent adverse health outcomes. But the risks of medication use in older adults are …

Persons over age 65 years represent the largest consumers of medications. Results of the
Slone Epidemiologic Survey suggest that 94% of women over age 65 years living in the …

Health practitioners caring for older adults must prescribe medications judiciously, given the
potential for adverse medication effects. One approach that may decrease inappropriate …

This chapter focuses on methods of appropriate prescribing of drugs to older adults.
Pharmacokinetic changes observed in older adults which affect drug absorption, distribution …

Medications have an important role in the management of health and disease in older
adults. Appropriate use of medications is of particular concern in older patients and involves …

Background: Using criteria developed by Beers et al between 1991 and 1997, previous
studies have reported high levels of inappropriate drug prescribing for community-dwelling …

Although persons age 65 and older comprise only about 12% of the United States
population, they [1] consume one third of all prescribed drugs and more than half of over-the …

Ensuring Appropriate, Effective, and Safe Medication Use for Older People Page 1 Medications
are prob- ably the single most important health care technology in preventing illness, disability …